Author : George Taplin
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331707564
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (75 download)
Book Synopsis Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe of Australian Aborigines (Classic Reprint) by : George Taplin
Download or read book Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe of Australian Aborigines (Classic Reprint) written by George Taplin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Grammar of the Narrinyeri Tribe of Australian Aborigines Any one who has ever undertaken to gather up the grammar of an unwritten and barbarous language, will appreciate the difficulties which have to be encountered. Inquiries are useless when addressed to minds upon whom the idea of grammar never dawned. Expressions are heard having a certain force, and it is only after years of careful observation that those expressions can be analyzed, and their true character discerned; and this difficulty is increased when, as in the language of the Narrinyeri, ellipsis and abbreviations abound. The Rev. H. A. E. Meyer, a Lutheran Missionary, made a brave attempt to master the grammar of this language in 1843, and with some success; but yet his attempt presents a great number of ludicrous mistakes to one better acquainted with it. I found I had to rely on my own observations if I was to gain any correct knowledge of the language. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.